The geography of coffee is a frequent discussion among aficionados, but tea production has equivalent distinctions that aren’t as often recognized. California-born, fourth generation, Charlene Wang, has traveled extensively through Asia and this week on the show she shares the subtle and dramatic differences of the tea-growing regions.

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews smoke.oil.salt, a new Spanish restaurant from Chef Perfecto Rocher on Melrose. Jonathan recommends you go on Sundays, the only night of the week that they serve paella.

Laura Avery talks to Elizabeth Poett of Rancho San Julian in Lompoc about how the drought is affecting cattle ranchers.

Farmer Oliver Woolley has been coming to the Santa Monica Farmers Market for many years selling proteas, and a couple of years he shifted to the heritage pork breeding business. He talks about why he made the change.